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Wildlife and Environment (1/2)

Nature, wildlife and the environment, in Australia and internationally, but focussing especially on efforts of conservationist groups to preserve pristine environments.

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AT EDGE

AT EDGE

1981 (G) 21 min

NOW DIGITALLY REMASTERED. A poetic film on the relationship between leading Australian poet Judith Wright and her bush environment. more

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BREATHING LIFE INTO BOODJA

BREATHING LIFE INTO BOODJA

2021 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 48 min

A galvanising portrayal of large-scale environmental achievements being made by community groups, Aboriginal communities and rangers, conservation landholders, farmers and scientists, as they work together to restore and heal land around the Porongurup and Stirling Ranges in south-western Australia. more

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DEMON FAULT

DEMON FAULT

2002 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 52 min

Miners, environmentalists, police, landowners and Aboriginal people come head to head in a deadly serious yet crazy battle over a gold mine, located in a sacred and ecologically sensitive region of Australia's fast-disappearing wilderness. more

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EIGHT LADIES [from the CAAMA Collection]

EIGHT LADIES [from the CAAMA Collection]

2010 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 22 min

A journey through Alyawarr Country with eight ladies as they hunt echidna and gather bush tucker. more

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E-WASTELAND

E-WASTELAND

2012 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 20 min

Have you ever wondered what happens to your electronics at the end of their life? more

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FIFTEEN MINUTES OF FIRE

FIFTEEN MINUTES OF FIRE

1997 (PG) 55 min

On 8 January 1994, Sydney was in the grip of an intense heat wave. Without warning, a quiet suburban street exploded into fire and in the space of just fifteen minutes, many homes were reduced to smouldering heaps of ash. This film documents the challenges faced by the community as they go about the prospect of rebuilding... more

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FINAL INSULT

FINAL INSULT

1997 (PG) 55 min

A challenging film about people with Multiple Chemical Sensitivities - a powerful exploration of the human reaction to the accumulated chemical pollutants in our environment. more

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GEOFF DIXON - PORTRAITS OF US

GEOFF DIXON - PORTRAITS OF US

2021 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 82 min

An intimate portrait of the life and work of iconoclastic New Zealand artist Geoff Dixon. more

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HERITAGE FIGHT

HERITAGE FIGHT

2013 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 104 min

Broome is a town in the Kimberley region, one of Australia's great wilderness areas. This is where the head of Western Australia, Colin Barnett, and Woodside, a multi billion-dollar company and Australia's largest liquid natural gas producers, decided to install the second largest liquified natural gas plant in the... more

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HORSES OF FUKUSHIMA (Matsuri no Uma)

HORSES OF FUKUSHIMA (Matsuri no Uma)

2013 (PG) 74 min

A powerful and heart-breaking film of continuing relevance as new disclosures continue to emerge from the Fukushima disaster. After the tsunami, the nuclear meltdown, and many months of government inaction, the absurdity of human civilisation is reflected in their traumatised eyes of horses trapped for many weeks in a stud-farm... more

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KIMBERLEY MOB, THE

KIMBERLEY MOB, THE

1991 (PG) 54 min

Three Aboriginal brothers run a cattle station in the Kimberley. They face drought, divided tribal loyalties, government bureaucracy, diamond-mining companies and fundamentalist Christianity while trying to keep traditional Aboriginal beliefs and customs alive for their children and future generations. more

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LAKE OF SCARS, THE

LAKE OF SCARS, THE

2022 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 95 min

A documentary exploring the beautiful, mysterious scarred trees, middens and stone scatters at Lake Boort and surrounds in Victoria, and the story of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people, who are working against the clock to preserve and promote what they can. A film presented by the late, great Uncle Jack Charles, more

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LURUJARRI DREAMING

LURUJARRI DREAMING

2013 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 28 min

An animated exploration of Goolarabooloo history and culture, focusing on a nine-day Lurujarri Heritage Trail walk led by Elders from the community, north from Broome along the Dampier Peninsula in north-western Australia. more

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MAGIC HARVEST

MAGIC HARVEST

2011 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 26 min

Feeding the world's ever-expanding population is a growing global concern. Where is the land that once grew food? It's at your own back door! This documentary tells the story of a backyard revolution - new food-growing gardens, one square metre at a time. more

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MAN ON THE RIM - DVD 1

MAN ON THE RIM - DVD 1

1989 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 224 min

An 11 part film series which was first released in 1989 and represents one of the major achievements in the field of pre-history, archeology and anthropology. DVD 1 consists of 4 episodes: First Footsteps | Hunters & Gatherers | Into the Deep Freeze | Flaming Arrows. more

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MAN ON THE RIM - DVD 2

MAN ON THE RIM - DVD 2

1989 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 224 min

An 11 part film series which was first released in 1989 and represents one of the major achievements in the field of pre-history, archeology and anthropology. DVD 2 consists of 4 episodes: Changing the Menu | The Cutting Edge | The Powerhouse | Pure & Simple. more

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MAN ON THE RIM - DVD 3

MAN ON THE RIM - DVD 3

1989 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 168 min

An 11 part film series which was first released in 1989 and represents one of the major achievements in the field of pre-history, archeology and anthropology. DVD 3 consists of 3 episodes: Roads Without Wheels | The Feathered Serpent | The Last Horizon. more

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MARATUS

MARATUS

2016 (M) 30 min

A film about a lost spider and the power of "citizen science". An enthusiastic "citizen scientist" bushwalking in the Namadgi National Park near Canberra stumbles across a tiny, exquisite spider, hitherto unknown to science. Later, when the significance of his find becomes known, the search begins to find the spider... more

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MEMOIRS OF A PLAGUE

MEMOIRS OF A PLAGUE

2010 (G) 77 min

The war against locusts is as old as human civilisation. Filmmaker Rob Nugent examines the complexity of the dramatic interactions between man and locust. more

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MILLION ACRES A YEAR, A

MILLION ACRES A YEAR, A

2002 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 52 min

The devastating story of an ecological disaster: the epic history of post-war agricultural development in Western Australia and the personal journeys of a rural vanguard who came to acknowledge that current forms of agriculture were not sustainable. The re-release of a remarkable documentary from 2002, still powerfully... more

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